John 11:36 (DRB)

Passage

The Jews therefore said: Behold how he loved him.

Nearby Context

John 11:34 And said: Where have you laid him? They say to him: Lord, come and see.

John 11:35 And Jesus wept.

John 11:36 The Jews therefore said: Behold how he loved him.

John 11:37 But some of them said: Could not he that opened the eyes of the man born blind have caused that this man should not die?

John 11:38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself, cometh to the sepulchre. Now it was a cave; and a stone was laid over it.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jews", "therefore", "said", "behold", and "loved". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jews" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 35's "And Jesus wept..." into verse 37's "But some of them said Could not...", so "jews" and "therefore" belong inside that flow. In John context, the local focus is the identity of Jesus, new birth, eternal life, and belief and unbelief.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jews" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.